[WSBAPT] Clients want to name children in Health Care Directive

[LISA ATKINSON]

Thank you all!!

They agreed that language in the HCPOA about withdrawing life-sustaining procedures, along with adding a reference in the HCD to the HCPOA would address their concerns.

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 11:28:00 -0800
From: uptownlawpt at gmail.com
To: wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Clients want to name children in Health Care Directive














How about inserting language in the HealthCare POA giving the children authority to override the HCD in certain circumstances?















"It is my intent and desire that my
attorney-in-fact honor any Health Care Directive or statement of similar nature
and purpose which I have signed, but my attorney-in-fact shall have the
authority to make the final decision regarding the withdrawal or application of
life-sustaining treatment if at any time my attorney-in-fact determines that it
would not be in my best interest to honor such Health Care Directive or
statement of similar nature and purpose which I have signed.”  
Kate GambleAttorney at LawUptown Law PLLC(360) 379-1818
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From:  "Jennifer Y. Sohn" <jennifer at sohn-law.com>
Reply-To:  WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Date:  Friday, March 6, 2015 at 11:16 AM
To:  'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject:  Re: [WSBAPT] Clients want to name children in Health Care Directive

Why can’t the children be given the final say on whether to pull the plug or not if that is what the client wants? From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of LISA ATKINSON
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 10:48 AM
To: wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
Subject: [WSBAPT] Clients want to name children in Health Care Directive
Importance: High Colleagues,

First time issue for me.  Clients, non-native English speakers, want to put their children's names into a Health Care Directive to require physicians to consult with and get approval from the children before honoring the terms of the HCD.  I have tried to explain, in many different ways, why this is not appropriate, but I can't find any legal citation to support my explanation.

Anyone have suggestions?  I tried to suggest that under their Health Care POA, their children have a say in treatment/etc, but that the HCD is to be their choice.

Please let me know if you have suggestions.

Thanks,

Lisa

Lisa L. Atkinson, Esq. 
611 Main Street 
Suite B-1 
Edmonds, WA 98020 
(425) 778-2421 
(425) 744-0796 fax 

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